Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-10-06
Hudson Of Cass and Warnock of Stuts-
man. The address appeals to the voters
of x,nrkb na}rokn - ~. :. ,..ltr a.,

usu' lne ADDRESS appeals TO the voters
OF north Dakota to vote in behalf of the
division,of the territory upon the seventh
standard parallel with the ultimate pur-
pose OF securing proper representation
OF this northwest region in the senate of
the United States, III the interest of in.
teliigent, honest anu economical admin.
istration OF locsl government, in behalf
OF the satisfactory management OF our
homo affairs, and the abolition of dan
gerous sectional differences and the
corruption which is ever attendant
upon all efforts through legislative
sources. The address reoites that
"the history OF Dakota legislation is
record OF sectional intilgues, shameful
prohigacy and defiance of popular will"
1t gives as remedy the reduction OF
Dakota's area by division. which will
abolish sectional feuds. bring the gov
ernment nearer to the people and end
the disgracetul barter and sale which is
the chief characteristic OF every leRis-
lative session and which reaches to the
very bottom OF the treasury in continu-
Gus efforts to satisfy the greed OF the
two sections, The address Gays further:
In addition to these considerations,
which sffect both sections equally, there
are others which may we'll induce the
people of north Dakota to give solid
vote for division. The territorial capital
is now located north of the proposed
line of eeparasion. while the voting
power OF the territory, by an over
whelming majority, is found south OF
that line. The south is largely for divi-
sion, and ii the north should falter in the
present, can s3e expect to retain the
capital? There is food for thought in
this inquiry and in the further sugges-
tion that as one state the south will com.
bine to hold the balance of power. and
by combinations with central Dakota
will be practically able to disregard the
interests and wishes of the north in
Legislatures and in conventions
and to shut her out from equal partici-
patton in honors and benefits. In this
connection it is unwise to lose sight of
the fact that the territory is practically
divided now in Its sympathies, as we'll as
in its material interests; that southern
industries center towards Chicago, and
northern industries towards the twin
citIes and the great lakes, that each sec
tion he's it's separate public institutions,
chat all the various religious orders draw
dividing line on the seventh standard
parallel, and that apt8goniems OF the
two sections crop out whenever they
meet in representative assemblies.
Nhn I,tt Boz 4,
its chairman Judge West, reported set
OF strong resolutions in behalf of divi-
sion, OF which the following is a sample:
Resoloed, That the best interest OF
DaEuta will be advanced by division
of its territory on the seventh standard
parallel and the admission Of both Sec
tions into the union of states with the
names of north and south Dakota re-
spectively, that ell considerations. fnan
cial, social, political, prompt thie action
on the part of the congress OF the United
States, and We have demanded in the
name of outraged justice. that the rights
guaranteed to us by the constitution, by
the ordinance OF 1887, and by congress
sional enactment time and again, be no
longer withheld. but that we be admit
ted into the rich heritage Of the
American freeman. That we urge upon
the people of north Dakota the duty
they owe to an overwhelming sentiment,
as we believe, and in the discharge OF
that duty go TO the polls in November
and vote for division.
Before final adjournment the con.
vention appointed several committees
to carry ont the purposes OF the
the gathering and to conduct lively
division campaign in the north. Gen
eral Hugh j, Campbell, OF Yankton, who
was present by invitation, made an ex-
tended address and the convention then
adjourned subject to the cali OF the secs
retary of the executive committee, Colo
mel Clement.
Through this convention north Dakota
is fully committed TO the division cause
and placed in a position TO work effec-
tually for the separation of the two Da-
kotas, The campaign is now fairly in
augurated on both sides of the seventh
standard parallel and division will pro-
claim itself at the polls next month.